Natitude
Super Member
Its a nice looking deck.Worse case its a door stop. A Mcdonalds dinner is $25 and you feel like shit afterward monetarily and physically.
Very true there!
Yay or Nay.....
- Thread starter Natitude
- Start date
Very true there!
3db
Addicted Member
Natitude
Super Member
Nice... thanks! Most of it is Chinese to me with all this being new territory. I've emailed the seller and am waiting to hear back. Also found a Nak 480, but the seller can't find it now
Think i may jump on the JVC if the Nak isn't found in the next day or so and if it does show up I may just grab it too. I've read a bunch of good things on those.your first machine will teach you loads, so $25 is a very cheap price to pay.
for example, the machine has a time counter (not the stupid 0-999), has extra
notch detection (in upper left of cassette) for auto selection of xyz, has
bias tune, output level control (to match your tuner/phono/ipad/etc),
peak hold indicators (in case you're digitizing and need to adjust output
to 0db), rewind to stop (at 000 on tape counter), headphone jack and level
control (so you don't have to power up the monster for a tape check),
lights to show tape type selection & dolby selection and on/off
(cause you can't see in the dark)
then you can decide which you don't have you need, or have but don't
need.
for example, the machine has a time counter (not the stupid 0-999), has extra
notch detection (in upper left of cassette) for auto selection of xyz, has
bias tune, output level control (to match your tuner/phono/ipad/etc),
peak hold indicators (in case you're digitizing and need to adjust output
to 0db), rewind to stop (at 000 on tape counter), headphone jack and level
control (so you don't have to power up the monster for a tape check),
lights to show tape type selection & dolby selection and on/off
(cause you can't see in the dark)
then you can decide which you don't have you need, or have but don't
need.
Natitude
Super Member
Funny you mention that. I just got back from a thrift store and scored these for $3 and change....
Good job, and glad you decided to take a shot at the format.
One of the best parts about cassette decks, is now you have a new path to getting the music you desire at a steep discount to LP's.
Look for some CRO2 tapes recorded at 120us ("Normal BIAS") equalization, with Dolby HX. These appeared in the 90's (A&M is one label that adopted this standard). I think you will be very impressed with the sound quality!
One of the best parts about cassette decks, is now you have a new path to getting the music you desire at a steep discount to LP's.
Look for some CRO2 tapes recorded at 120us ("Normal BIAS") equalization, with Dolby HX. These appeared in the 90's (A&M is one label that adopted this standard). I think you will be very impressed with the sound quality!
Natitude
Super Member
Thank you sir
As soon as I put the first cassette in I loved it... It didn't hit me until Monday that I'd be able to make playlist off Spotify and record to tape, so yeah, I'm pretty stoked! Thanks for the advice on the tapes...wheres the best place to find those? As far as blanks I found these on amazon, I know they're not the best, but affordable and from what I've read pretty decent.....
Last edited:
I was referring to pre recorded tapes, actually.
Cro2 tapes are no longer manufactured, sadly. The tapes you show are decent though. Have fun making your mix tapes. The Dolby HX that your deck has was a significant improvement. It's single ended encoding, meaning no decoding upon playback. If you bring your HX encoded recordings to play on someone else's deck, or your car, etc., the benefits of HX encoding will improve the result, on any deck you play them on.
Cro2 tapes are no longer manufactured, sadly. The tapes you show are decent though. Have fun making your mix tapes. The Dolby HX that your deck has was a significant improvement. It's single ended encoding, meaning no decoding upon playback. If you bring your HX encoded recordings to play on someone else's deck, or your car, etc., the benefits of HX encoding will improve the result, on any deck you play them on.
Natitude
Super Member
Can I just search for releases by A&M to find some?
